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Why Do We Hang a Shir Lamalot Card for a Newborn?Giving birth, and the days immediately afterward, are a sensitive time for the mother and the newbor... Read More
As Jews Keep ‘Surging,’ 6,500 Chabad Rabbis Gather in New YorkThe 43rd International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries opens Wednesday, bringing together... Read More
Boris and David Kryss: Heroes of BerdichevFather and son David and Boris Kryss helped revive Jewish life in Berdichev and Zhitomir after the f... Read More

Weekly Magazine

11 Facts About the Mzab Jews of the Sahara

In the northwestern corner of the Sahara, a Jewish community lived and thrived amid the sand and heat.

By Yehuda Altein

Why Do We Hang a Shir Lamalot Card for a Newborn?

Giving birth, and the days immediately afterward, are a sensitive time for the mother and the newborn, hanging a Shir Lamaalot card serves as a safeguard.

By Yehuda Shurpin